The World Wide Web and Tim Berners-Lee
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What color is the W3C logo as depicted in the image?

  • Light-blue (correct)
  • Green
  • Dark-blue
  • Red

    • Who is credited with inventing the web, according to the given quote?

  • Marc Andreessen
  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • Robert Cailliau
  • Vint Cerf

    • In which year did Tim Berners-Lee present the quote about building the web?

  • 1995
  • 2017 (correct)
  • 2000
  • 2020

    • What is the main focus of Tim Berners-Lee's quote regarding the web?

    <p>The importance of individual contributions to the web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What visual elements are mentioned in the background of the image?

    <p>Hand-drawn diagrams and notes related to web development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What program did Tim Berners-Lee create in 1980 to help connect CERN academics and projects?

    <p>ENQUIRE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT part of the early development of the World Wide Web between 1989 and 1991?

    <p>CSS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Tim Berners-Lee submit his landmark paper proposing a linked hypertext data system?

    <p>1989</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For what achievement was Tim Berners-Lee awarded knighthood in 2004?

    <p>Services to the global development of the internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best represents Tim Berners-Lee's vision for the World Wide Web?

    <p>Universal access to a large universe of documents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Tim Berners-Lee's primary motivation for releasing the web's code into the public domain?

    <p>To ensure that the web was accessible to everyone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following technologies is NOT one of the key components mentioned in the development of the World Wide Web?

    <p>XML</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was the World Wide Web project officially set up by Tim Berners-Lee?

    (The Consortium)- Edit by drake😭

    <p>1994</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as described in the content?

    <p>To create fair and democratic standards for the web.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which individual is noted for research related to the enzyme telomerase?

    <p>Carol Greider</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significant discovery made by Mario J. Molina regarding environmental chemistry?

    <p>Identification of CFCs as ozone layer destroyers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Nobel Prize winner was awarded for developing a theory regarding the mass of elementary particles?

    <p>Peter Higgs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist is recognized for work that led to the discovery of the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis?

    <p>Lap-Chee Tsui</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Donna Strickland receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?

    <p>2018</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant role did J.C.R. Licklider hold at the US government's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)?

    <p>Chief of Information Processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which project did Licklider commission in 1963 that ultimately contributed to the creation of the internet?

    <p>Arpanet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By what year were the data transfer procedures established by Licklider made compulsory?

    <p>1983</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What milestone event related to the internet occurred on August 6, 1991?

    <p>Publication of the first webpage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one notable impact of Licklider's work in terms of internet usage?

    <p>Creation of over 4 billion internet users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory did Fred Hoyle support regarding the density of the Universe?

    <p>Steady state theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientific field did Irene Uchida primarily focus on during her career?

    <p>Medical genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contribution is Yvonne Brill most recognized for in aerospace engineering?

    <p>Inventing a propulsion system for unmanned spacecraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Katherine Johnson's calculations were crucial in planning trajectories for which space mission?

    <p>Apollo 11</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What scientific theory is Abdus Salam known for proposing?

    <p>Electroweak theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant discovery did Vera Rubin make about the movement of stars in galaxies?

    <p>Stars in outer regions move as quickly as those closer to the center.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization was Abdus Salam associated with when his theories were confirmed?

    <p>CERN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What early career role did Katherine Johnson take on at NACA?

    <p>Calculating trajectories</p> Signup and view all the answers

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